Saudi FM Meets with US Acting Assistant Secretary of State for Near Eastern Affairs

Saudi FM Prince Faisal bin Farhan meets with US Acting Assistant Secretary of State for Near Eastern Affairs Yael Lambert in Riyadh. (SPA)
Saudi FM Prince Faisal bin Farhan meets with US Acting Assistant Secretary of State for Near Eastern Affairs Yael Lambert in Riyadh. (SPA)
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Saudi FM Meets with US Acting Assistant Secretary of State for Near Eastern Affairs

Saudi FM Prince Faisal bin Farhan meets with US Acting Assistant Secretary of State for Near Eastern Affairs Yael Lambert in Riyadh. (SPA)
Saudi FM Prince Faisal bin Farhan meets with US Acting Assistant Secretary of State for Near Eastern Affairs Yael Lambert in Riyadh. (SPA)

Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan bin Abdullah held talks in Riyadh on Monday with US Acting Assistant Secretary of State for Near Eastern Affairs, Yael Lambert.

They reviewed the strategic and historical relations between Saudi Arabia and the United States and ways to strengthen them in all fields of cooperation and joint coordination, said a Foreign Ministry statement.

They discussed regional and international affairs, foremost of which is enhancing security and stability in the Middle East and Saudi and American efforts to establish peace in the region.

Prince Faisal and Lambert also discussed joint efforts to combat terrorism and extremism in all their forms.

They tackled joint efforts to stop the violations of the terrorist Iran-backed Houthi militias in Yemen against the Yemeni people.



Trump Says May Visit Saudi Arabia Next Month

US President Donald Trump takes part in a signing of an executive order in the Oval Office at the White House in Washington, DC, USA, 31 March 2025. (EPA)
US President Donald Trump takes part in a signing of an executive order in the Oval Office at the White House in Washington, DC, USA, 31 March 2025. (EPA)
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Trump Says May Visit Saudi Arabia Next Month

US President Donald Trump takes part in a signing of an executive order in the Oval Office at the White House in Washington, DC, USA, 31 March 2025. (EPA)
US President Donald Trump takes part in a signing of an executive order in the Oval Office at the White House in Washington, DC, USA, 31 March 2025. (EPA)

US President Donald Trump said on Monday he plans to visit Saudi Arabia as early as May in what will be the first foreign trip of his second term, with stops also planned in Qatar and the United Arab Emirates.

"It could be next month, maybe a little later," Trump told reporters in the Oval Office.

Four sources briefed on the matter said mid-May was being looked at as the timing for the trip. Trump made Saudi Arabia and Israel the initial stops on his inaugural foreign trip during his first term in 2017.

Topics likely to be discussed include Russia's three-year-old war in Ukraine and the war in Gaza, one source said.

Saudi Arabia has played a prominent role in US foreign policy, including hosting US ceasefire talks with Russia and Ukraine.

"An opportunity for international travel for the president is something that is being looked at. We don’t yet have a specific plan, and we will provide that information when it is official," a White House official said ahead of Trump's remarks.